------------------------------------------------------------------- Mohamed G. Gouda CS 356 Spring 2018 Exercise 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- A message m is created in a client host x and is forwarded to a server host y. What is the smallest number of ISPs that can be travelled by m from x to y? Explain your answer. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Solution: ------------------------------------------------------------------- In the following two cases, the smallwst number of ISPs that are travelled by m from x to y: Case 1: Both hosts x and y are in the same Access Networks. Case 2: Hosts x and y are in distinct Access Networks that are connected directly forming aa "peering".